Description
Offered for sale is a Japanese pressing of Time and a Word by Yes, including the original obi and a different cover from the U.S. release.
About this copy: This copy of Time and a Word is a 1981 pressing on the Atlantic label of an album that was originally released in 1970. The 1974 pressing has a price of ¥2300 on the obi and cover.
The cover is M- with trace wear on two corners. The obi is VG++ with a small crease and two very tiny (0.2 cm) tears. There is a sticker from a U.S. importer attached to the back of the obi. The lyric insert is M-.
The disc is M- and looks unplayed. Clean disc!
A nice copy of a terrific LP.
Background: Released in 1970, Time and a Word was the second album by Yes.
The album reached #45 on the UK charts, but did not chart in the U.S.
The band’s American record label found the cover art to be unacceptable, so they replaced the nude cover image with a photo of the band, which by that time included Steve Howe, who appears on the American cover but who did not play on the album.
Allmusic.com gave Time and a Word this review:
Yes’ second (and least successful) album was a transitional effort; the group trying for a more produced and sophisticated sound through the use of an orchestra. Even so, the results weren’t conventional, because the group didn’t tone down or turn down its sound. Much of Time and a Word relies on bold, highly animated performances by Bill Bruford, Chris Squire, and Tony Kaye. Additionally, by this time the group was developing a much tauter ensemble than was evident on their first LP, so there’s no lack of visceral excitement.
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| Country of origin: | Japan |
| Size: | 12″ |
| Record Label: | Atlantic |
| Catalog Number: |
P-8014A |
| Year of Release: | 1974 |
| Format: | Stereo |
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